About Gowari Village

Gowari is a small village in Holi tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 151, made up of 67 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,254 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176039, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gowari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gowari village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Holi
Pincode	176039
Area (hectares)	215.93 hectares
Population	151
Male Population	67
Female Population	84
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,254
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gowari compares

By the 2011 count Gowari is the 27th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 215.93 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Gowari

Gowari is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gowari as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gowari from other places

Gowari lies about 49 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Palampur Himachal, about 26 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Gowari
Tehsil headquarters	Holi	2.0 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	25 km
Nearest railway station	Palampur Himachal	26 km
District headquarters	Chamba	49 km

Villages closest to Gowari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Holi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Gowari

As per the Census of India 2011, Gowari village had a population of 151. That makes it the 27th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Gowari village has 67 males and 84 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gowari has about 1254 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Gowari is 176039. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gowari covers 215.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gowari falls under Holi tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gowari is Palampur Himachal, about 26 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gowari.

Gowari is about 49 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gowari is in Holi tehsil of Chamba district. Holi is about 2.0 km away. Dharamsala is about 25 km away. Palampur Himachal is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.